John A. Coughlin (American, 1885 - 1943)

Twisted

Oil on canvas, Signed lower left.

27" x 19"

Title of work largely obscured on verso but Twisted" begins the title and is clearly visible. Two small old pieces of tape on verso.

Trained at the Art Institute of Chicago, John Coughlin (1885-1943) established a New York City studio from where he produced many illustrations for a wide variety of magazines including the pulps." He painted cover illustrations for The Saturday Evening Post, Harper's Weekly, People's Magazine, Farm and Fireside Magazine, etc. In October, 1915 Coughlin created the pulp cover for the first issue of Street & Smith's Detective Story Magazine and went on to create almost all of the covers for that popular publication over the next twenty years.
Condition: The work has a partial tear and two pieces of tape on the verso (although the tape does not cover an tears or rips on the canvas). Other than the partial tear at the edge of the woman's sleeve, the painting is in fine condition with no other surface damage.